J.T. Dutch
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|  #21 Posted on 26.1.03 0723.50 |
BucsFan ...
... the Raiders are at about the league average at running the football. A truer statement would be "Tampa Bay doesn't run the football".
As for the Bucs' pass defense, no denying it is outstanding, but so is the Raiders' pass offense -- I'd say it's a wash.
The Eagles do not have "the only defense that can rival" Tampa Bay's unless you count the Raiders' defense, which produced results very similar to the Eagles all season.
I think both teams have been equally impressive in the postseason, so the difference will likely come from the team with an edge in experience -- that's the Raiders.
There are a lot of guys I like on the Bucs' squad; they will be back. However, the Raiders have an air of desperation that will only help them, and they should give the Bucs everything they can handle.
I'm giving the points, taking the under; I say the Raiders win 24-17.
“Don’t you look at me like that, ya little bastard. You eyeballin’ me? Don’t you dare. I done whipped your ass once, you little sumbitch, don’t think I won’t do it right here right now - BAM! You know that guy Tom Bodett, leaves the lights on for ya? Just the opposite - I’ll turn your lights out. Do you understand me? That’s right, that’s what you call me ‘yes, sir, no sir.’”
“I hate it when those guys have their little sparklers and the explosions. ... You probably liked that Angleslam, didn’tya? You think he deserved that, huh? Huh LOOK AT ME HILLBILLY BOY! You’re damn right it don’t, I don’t give a damn WHAT you like. Don’t even look at me. No, look at me, you ain’t gonna look at me when I’m talking to ya? You disrespecting me? Look at me, JR. I said look at me. That’s right. Boy, I’ll run right over you like a speedbump. Don’t get nervous. Stop sweatin’.”
... Steve Austin to Good ol' J.R. on RAW, June 11, 2001
- J.T. Dutch | TheBucsFan
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| #22 Posted on 26.1.03 0834.29 | Instant Rating: 4.42 | I didn't say they can't run the football. I said they don't. Tampa DOES run the football. They just aren't good at it. And the Raiders have a good run defense, but their pass defense is nothing special. Especially when both corners are still recovering from broken legs.
(edited by TheBucsFan on 26.1.03 0936) | Excalibur05
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| #23 Posted on 26.1.03 1522.31 | Let's see...I want Tampa to lose, but my picks have been wrong all through the playoffs so...
Tampa 21 Oakland 17
Go Raiders!
RAW Satire 1/20
Buffy 7.12 gets a 7.0 There was a lot of good stuff mixed in with some of that mediocre dialog. | J.T. Dutch
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| #24 Posted on 27.1.03 0553.51 |
Well, I was wrong on the team, the under, and the final score. A trifecta of incorrectness. Congrats BucsFan. As for the Raiders ... man. I've seen better football played in t-shirts and jeans by my Junior High School buddies and I during lunch hour, back when the Raiders were in L.A. and actually winning Super Bowls. I felt old watching that poor excuse for a conference champion bumble all over the same field in San Diego that hosted so many Raiders' triumphs in the past. Unbelievable. I'm sure there are Raiders' fans who haven't had nightmares that bad.
"I didn't say they can't run the football. I said they don't."
... Well, they sure didn't in that game. WHY they didn't bother to run the ball is anyone's guess.
"Tampa DOES run the football. They just aren't good at it."
... They were good when they needed to be. Pittman was particularly inspired.
Strange game all the way around. Shocking.
“Don’t you look at me like that, ya little bastard. You eyeballin’ me? Don’t you dare. I done whipped your ass once, you little sumbitch, don’t think I won’t do it right here right now - BAM! You know that guy Tom Bodett, leaves the lights on for ya? Just the opposite - I’ll turn your lights out. Do you understand me? That’s right, that’s what you call me ‘yes, sir, no sir.’”
“I hate it when those guys have their little sparklers and the explosions. ... You probably liked that Angleslam, didn’tya? You think he deserved that, huh? Huh LOOK AT ME HILLBILLY BOY! You’re damn right it don’t, I don’t give a damn WHAT you like. Don’t even look at me. No, look at me, you ain’t gonna look at me when I’m talking to ya? You disrespecting me? Look at me, JR. I said look at me. That’s right. Boy, I’ll run right over you like a speedbump. Don’t get nervous. Stop sweatin’.”
... Steve Austin to Good ol' J.R. on RAW, June 11, 2001
- J.T. Dutch | ges7184
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| #25 Posted on 27.1.03 1844.00 | | Hey, I had the Bucs winning by 10. I was the closest, do I win a prize? | | Pages: Prev 1 2
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